A court date has been announced by the UK Supreme Court for the appeal hearing of the 58.5-metre seized Royal Huisman motor yacht Phi.
Phi has been anchored in Canary Wharf, London since March 2022, following her detention in British waters by the UK Transport Secretary Grant Shapps on 13 March, who identified her as potentially Russian-owned.
At the time, Shapps addressed TV cameras in front of the yacht at London’s Canary Wharf, stating that the detention of Phi served as “a clear warning to Putin and his cronies.” For the past two years, Phi and her ultimate beneficial owner, Dalston Projects Limited, have remained embroiled in legal battles within the UK courts.